Necktie display holder



March 21-, 1933. c R Y RK 1,901,941

NECKTIE DI SPLAY HOLDER Filed May 10. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 21, 1933. c. R. YORQK 1,901,941

NEGKTIE DISPLAY HOLDER Filed May 10, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Allomgy Patented Mar. 21, 1933 PATENT OFFICE.

CARL R. YORK, OF NORTH TONAWA'NDA, NEW YORK NECKTIE DISPLAY HOLDER Application filed May 10, 1928. Serial No. 276,694.

This invent-ion relates to a device for holding a necktie of either the four-in-hand or bow types so as to display the tie in the relation in which it is usually worn with a collar.

An object of the invention-resides in providing a supporting card or body member to which the necktie is attached'and held in tied relation, with which is associated a collar simulating element superposed over the body member and cooperating with the knot in the tie to show the usual relation of the tie and a collar as it is worn, the body member being adapted for support in upright position on a counter, display case, or in a show window by any suitable means, or for insertion into a box such as a gift box or the like, in which neckties are usually placed when sold.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a supporting card or body member having suitable means provided thereon for receiving a necktie so thatthe knot portion of the tie is mounted in a predetermined position on the body member regardless of how the tie is tied, and a collar simulating portion adapted to overlie this body portlon for cooperation with the knot portion of the tie to display the tie in its usual tied relat on with a collar.

A further object 01": the invention resides in providing a specially constructed body member having slots formed therein in which a tie to be displayed, is inter-threaded to form a knot in the tie simulating the usual tied knot, a collar simulating element being associated with the body member to overlie one end port-ion thereof and cooperate with the knot simulating portion of the tie to display the tie in its usual associated relation with a collar to show how the tie will look when it is being worn.

The invention further comprehends the provision of a body member or card on which the knot portion of a tie is mounted, and by which it is secured to the card so that a collar simulating portion formed by a folded over extension on the card will lie in proper cooperation with the knot portion of the tie to display the tie in its usual worn relation with the collar, the collar simulating extension having means thereon engaging the body member or card to retain it in position adjacent the knot in thetie.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of a necktie holder for displaying a tie to show its appearance in knotted relation in which the knot in the tie. is formed by the special inter-threaded relation of the tie in the holder so that the tie will not be unduly creased in displaying the knot in the manner that occurs intying an actual knot.

The invention comprehends numerous other objects and advantages in the special construction and association of the parts of the invention which are all more particularly pointed out in the following detailed description and claims directed to the preferred forms of construction, it being understood, '70 however, that various changes may be made in the construction of the device without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as herein set forth.

' In the drawings forming part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a perspective showing the improved necktie holder partially inserted in a Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the improved so holder showing a necktie threaded into position to form a knot in whi-chthe parts are shown in relative loose relation to illustrate the manner in which the knot is formed, also illustrating how the collar simulating ele- 8 ment is constructed.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the body member showing how the necktie is inter-threaded in the slots in forming the knot and illustrating how the knot is formed without'unduly creasing it.

Fig. 4: is a rear elevation of the body member showing the tie in knot forming relation thereon and the collar simulating elementin proper position for cooperation with the tie 9 to display the same as it is worn with acollar, the position of the means for holding the collar simulating element in position being shown in engaged relation around the body member.

Fig. 5 is an edge elevation of the improved necktie holder showing a necktie applied thereto and illustrating the relation of the collar simulating element therewith.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of a similar construction showing how a bow tie may be displayed in tied relation with the collar simulating element, one of the extensions for holding the collar simulating element in position being shown extended away from the body member to illustrate how it is moved into retaining position.

The improved necktie display holder of this invention includes a main body member or supporting card 1 which is of elongated rectangular form having an extension 2 on one end which is hingedly connected to the body portion 1 by the strip section 3 having hinged connection with the body member and the collar simulating portion. This collar simulating portion 2 is adapted to be folded over the adjacent end portion of the body member 1 by means of the hinges and held in spaced relation thereto by the strip portion 3, adjacent the end of the body member. The free end of this collar simulating portion 2 is formed with a. notch or recessed portion 4 and curved edge portions 5 to simulate the construction and contour usually found in the front ends of the top or turned down portion of a collar. Strips 6 and 7 are formed or secured at the opposite sides of the collar simulating portion 2, which are adapted to extend toward the body member 1 when the portion 2 is folded over the body member in the position shown in Fig. land the free ends have fold lines to permit the end portions to extend in back of the bodymember. The free end of the portion 6 is'formed with the slot 8 which is adapted to receive the hooked end 9 on the strip 7 so that the ends of the strips will be interlocked for retaining the collar simulating element in proper position relative to the body member as illustrated in Fig. 1.

I The opposite end of the body member 1 has an easel 10, preferably of a foldable type, secured to the rear face thereof which is adapted for use to support the body member in an upwardly inclined position on a show case or in a show window in order to display a necktie mounted thereon. Adjacent the end formed with the collar simulating portlon 2,

the body member 1 is formed with a transversely extending slot 11 while a pair of longitudinally extending slots 12 and 13 terminate adjacent opposite ends of the slot 11 and converge toward their opposite ends. Theseslots form the means for mounting the neck tie 14 on the body member and in so doing,

they engage and hold the knot portion of the tie in a fixed position on the body member so that it will have a fixed relation with the collar simulating portion 2 for displaying the knot in the tie in proper relation with the collar so that the tie will appear in the same manner as it is usually worn by a person. The knot will be held in this position and formed in this fixed position regardless of what portion of the tie forms the knot. In this way, the length of the ends of the tie which depend from'the knot portion over the body member, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, can be adjusted to obtain the desired length.

The strips 6 and 7 in the interlocked position shown in Fig. 4 serve to engage and assist in retaining the necktie in knot forming relation and prevent slippage thereof through the slots.

In mounting the tie 14 on the body member 1, it is doubled so that the ends are of substantially equal length. The folded central portion of the tie is inserted through the slot 11 from the front of the body member after which the fold is then inserted through the slot 12 from the rear of the body member as shown in Fig. 3. This folded portion is then drawn outwardly and around the ends of the tie depending from the slot 11 over the front portion of the body member as shown in Fig. 2, so as to provide the cross portion 15 of the knot, after which the end of the fold is inserted through the slot 13 from the front of the body member. tion is then grasped at the rear and pulled tight so as to provide the knot in the tie, simulating the usual four-in-hand knot which is usually tied in the necktie when it is worn with a collar. This particular formation of the knot in the tie does not crease or wrinkle the tie, and does not form a four-in-hand or other knot in the tie, but merely holds it in folded relation and in simulation of the usual four-in-hand knot when viewed from the front of the body member. When the collar simulating portion 2 is moved from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1 over the knot portion formed in the tie,*it

will conceal the slots from view and will cooperate with the knot formed in the tie so as to display the necktie in exactly the same manner as it is displayed on the neckof a wearer.

It is also desirable to provide these necktie holders, constructed in exactly the same manner as above described, for use in gift boxes, so that in presenting a gift of a necktie, it maybe placed in the usual tied relation in association with the portion simulating the collar which makes an artistic display to the party receiving the gift as the box is opened. For this purpose, the body member and the other associated parts are constructed in exactly the same manner as above described and if desired, the easel 10 may be omitted. As the box will aid in retaining the collar simulating portion in place, the interlocking connection between the strips may be also omitted, and the ends of the strips merely folded under the body member in the box.

The fold por-' It is also desirable to use this invention for the display of bow neckties, such as illustrated in Fig. 6, the particular illustration in this view showing the bow necktie 16 of the permanently tied type having a neck encircling portion 17 which is secured around the body member 18 of the display holder. The body member used for bow ties will be constructed in a different manner from the body member 1 because of the necessity of arranging the slots in a different manner to hold a bow tie in the usual tied relation, and also because in displaying ties of the permanently tied type as illustrated, no slots are used, but the neck encircling portion 17 serves to support the tie in position on the body member. Otherwise, the construction of the several parts of the body member and the collar simulating portion is exactly the same and may be constructed for insertion into a gift box, or provided with an easel, so that ties carried thereon may be displayed in the show windows or on the show cases of stores. In the display of a bow necktie, it will be observed that the neck encircling portion 17 will be fully concealed by the collar simulating portion and the strips extending from the side edges thereof, which serve to hold the collar simulating portion in its proper position as described above in connection with the structure disclosed in Fig. 2.

The invention therefore comprehends the provision of a novel necktie display holder which is adapted to support the necktie in the tied relation in which it is worn by a wearer, and in its normally associated relation with a collar so that the effect of the tie, as it will appear on the wearer, may be obtained without difliculty. The body member may be constructed so as to imitate the front part of a shirt or the like, and may be colored, or provided with figures or designs similar to those used on shirts, in order to enhance the efiect and display of the necktie, and to disclose harmonious color combinations, thereby making the ties more readily salable. In addition, the collar simulation portion 2 can be constructed to simulate the various types and designs of collars now used by changing the shape to conform with the difierent types of collars, thereby permitting the display of collar forms and the effect they have in comparison with different neckties and color combinations. As a result, a highly practical and useful necktie display device has been provided which may be made from heavy sheet paper, or card board, stamped from one piece and having creased lines, or formed in some other similar manner, in order to provide for the different portions which are foldable in relation to one another. i

What is claimed is:

1. A necktie display holder for a necktie having an end section with a free end arranged in fiat relation, and a short intermediate portion extending transversely across the end portion of said end section opposite said free end for cooperation therewith to simulate in appearance a necktie having a knot tied therein; comprising a support card for supporting said end section and intermediate portion on one face thereof fully exposed to view, said support card having a pair of slots formed therein through which said tie is threaded at the ends of said intermediate portion, and another slot formed therein adjacent said first-mentioned pair of slots through which said tie is threaded at the end of said end section opposite said free end, said slots cooperating to retain said tie in assembled attached relation on said card in knot simulating form, and with the remaining portions of said tie concealed from view.

2. A mercantile package comprising a card or holder and a necktie, said holder having three slots, one of which is transversely related to and adjacent the ends of the remaining two slots, the necktie having a portion threaded through the first mentioned slot and another portion threaded through the latter two slots and across the first mentioned portion, the slots which receive said second mentioned portion being located adjacent the sides of the first mentioned portion.

3. A mercantile package comprising a card or holder and a necktie, said holder having three slots, one of which is transversely related to and adjacent the ends of the remaining two slots, the necktie having a portion threaded through the first mentioned slot and another portion threaded through the latter two slots and across the first mentioned portion, the slots which receive said second mentioned portion being located adjacent the sides of the first mentioned portion, and a flap portion mounted on said support card and having a free edge conforming in shape to a collar with a notch to receive said second mentioned portion whereby the necktie will be displayed to appear as a knotted tie and collar assembly.

4. A mercantile package comprising a holder and a four-in-hand necktie, said holder being provided with means for supporting intermediate portions of the necktie in superposed relation, slot-like means for supporting other intermediate portions of the necktie directly upon the exterior of the first-named intermediate portions and closely adjacent the sides of the first-named intermediate portions.

CARL R. YORK. 

